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Restaurants and taverns traded in alcohol despite the bans

Opinion Tebele Luthuli - 3 Oct 2020

An entirely new supply chain has now been created, and of course it’s untaxed

SA must fix its ‘dop system’

Coronavirus Carlos - 22 Sep 2020

The Covid-19 lockdown has exposed the effects of South Africa’s weak alcohol regulations. Government and health campaigners want tougher policies, but the liquor giants are pushing back

Level one loading: Almost back to normal

Coronavirus Lester Kiewit, Paddy Harper, Sarah Smit & Thando Maeko - 16 Sep 2020

President Cyril Ramaphosa announces South Africa will move to level one of lockdown on September 20 after nearly six months of restrictions on movement, trade, learning and socialising

‘Jobs vs health’: What will shape public-health policies after Covid-19?

Coronavirus Yandisa Ngqangashe - 31 Aug 2020

Comorbidities, particularly noncommunicable diseases have been put into the spotlight during the Covid-19 pandemic. How we approach preventing NCDs in the future will depend on how the effects of the coronavirus are framed

South Africa goes to Covid-19 level 2 on Monday

Coronavirus Lester Kiewit & Sipho Kings - 15 Aug 2020

President Ramaphosa drops most of the restrictions that have been in place for the last five months, citing ‘signs of hope’

The glass is half empty

Business Tshegofatso Mathe - 23 Jul 2020

The ban on alcohol sales does not only affect liquor companies — it ripples lethally through other related businesses such as the bottle and packaging industry, which, if it closed, would mean job losses

Schools to close for a month due to Covid infection surge — Ramaphosa

Coronavirus Bongekile Macupe & Lester Kiewit - 23 Jul 2020

The academic year will extend into 2021 in a ‘deliberately cautious approach’ as president confirms South Africa has world’s fifth-highest Covid-19 infection tally

It’s not a case of jobs or lives. Jobs are lives

Coronavirus Charles R Stith - 19 Jul 2020

Starvation is driving the spread of the coronavirus and the government needs to let people work and create jobs

Invest in children to give them a better world

Environment Helen Clark - 25 Jun 2020

This entails putting them at the centre of national strategies, but doing it without high CO2 releases

Africa watches as South Africa falls off the wagon

Africa Amindeh Blaise Atabong - 3 Jun 2020

The sale of alcohol was banned during levels 5 and 4 of the lockdown but other African governments have struggled to enforce this restriction

The tobacco sales ban is a giant stimulus package for organised crime

Analysis John Davenport - 18 May 2020

We should learn from history that prohibitions tend not to work, even if the intention is good

Lockdown syndrome: The latest fallout from the Covid-19 crisis

Article Charles R Stith - 1 May 2020

Is this “syndrome” another symptom that the lockdown has made us all a little bit crazy? Is it a symbol that we all just need to get a grip on it?

Tobacco and a tipple gave comfort during times of war

Article Will Gordon - 27 Apr 2020

Allied forces in the two world wars were provided with cigarettes. The anti-smoking Nazis used taxes on tobacco to help fill Germany’s depleted coffers

Gangs profit though guns are silent

Article Lester Kiewit - 23 Apr 2020

The lockdown has seen fewer incidents of gang violence in some dangerous Cape Town areas, but the criminal underworld is still hard at work

Alcohol and tobacco: Time for a reality check

Article David Dickinson - 21 Apr 2020

If the government relaxes its total ban, there’s more chance of people modifying their behaviour, for example, not sharing cigarettes or drinking from the same bottle

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special reports - 27 Oct 2020

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Transport Month

[email protected] - 23 Oct 2020

An infrastructure-led recovery will help to stimulate demand in the South African economy, which is vital post the Covid-19 pandemic

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Limpopo’s Economic Recovery Plan to fight Covid-19 impact

special reports - 23 Oct 2020

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Disrupt the corrupt

special reports - 22 Oct 2020

Whistle-blowers should be seen as real heroes in the fight against corruption and we need a change in culture for this to happen

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special reports - 20 Oct 2020

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Combatting wildlife crime in Southern Africa activity annual programme statement (APS) No. 04

special reports - 20 Oct 2020

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special reports - 19 Oct 2020

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special reports - 16 Oct 2020

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